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In January, 2022, Friedman and Reese organized their first event—a bonfire at a local farm stand around the two-year anniversary of Finn’s death.
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Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
One man in a shack made of wood and tarp reclined next to a roaring bonfire with flames several feet high.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Cumming had already left the bonfire set where the finale was filming, but production rushed him back to defuse the situation.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
There are bonfires on the beach, sardine barbecues, music coming from virtually everywhere, and midnight fireworks over the Douro river.
—Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
One man in a shack made of wood and tarp reclined next to a roaring bonfire with flames several feet high.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Cumming had already left the bonfire set where the finale was filming, but production rushed him back to defuse the situation.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
There are bonfires on the beach, sardine barbecues, music coming from virtually everywhere, and midnight fireworks over the Douro river.
—Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonfire. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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bonfire
noun
bon·fire
ˈbän-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a large outdoor fire
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